The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-04

letter OF the Archbishop received in
timations coming ffom his intimates
tha. thers was danger OF serious col
lision between the authorities OF the
diocese and myself because OF my ad-
vocacy OF the doctrines OF Mr.. George,
that l therefore thought it better to
deep my engagement, while assuring
him that l would respect his prohib-
ition during the rest OF Mr. Georges
canvass.
His Suspension occurred the next
day.
Then follows the correspondence
during the George campaign, moss OF
which was given in the statement OF
Archbishop CoTrigan. IL includes a
note from the Archbishop inclosing
the second command from Cardinal
Simeoni for DIR. McGlynn 10 go to
Rome, and a request from the Arch
bishop to be informed definitely
whether DR.. McGlynn intended to
obey the summons. In his prelimi-
nary answer TO the published state
ment Of the Archbishop DR.. Mcilynn
complained that his answer to this
demand was garbled. DIR. McGlynn
gives Il @ text Of the reply as follows,
h m.elf omitting, as will be seen,
some OF his re eseous furnished in II Tor
not % ying the mandate OF the Prop
agzuda:
Most Reverend aud Dear Archbishop;
find that / shall not be able
to 20 to Rome. There are several per-
q nal reasous, any ore OF which must
bs sufficient, have had reason TO feel,
concerned about my health for some
time, and nay physician orders me o
to undertake the journey. (Hers 10 low
o'her reasons.) You have not told ms
why | am summoned to Rome, but |
can gather from your telegram to the
Tribune that it is because i am an ad-
vocite Of certain doctrines about the
oSnsrship OF land. This | can gather
also from your letter to me just before
YOU procure 4 the telegram from Rome.
You said in that letter that the result
would have been more satisfac-
tory il in my card to the
Tribune | had retrscted the lat or
portion OF the Tribune'S report, in
which had been made to Ieatiirm
the said doctrines about land. AS
cannot 20 to Rome to give an account
OF nv doctrine about land, | would cay
that have made it clear inspeeches,in
reported interviews and in published
articles, and repeat it here: l have
taught aud shall continue to teach, in
spseches and writings, as long as l
live, that land is rlghfully the prop |
erty Of the people in common, and
that private ownership OF land Is
sgainst natural justice, no matter by |
what civil or eCclestical laws 1t may be
sanctioned, and l would bring about
instantly, il l could, such change OF
laws all the world over as would con-
fscste private property in land, with
out one penny OF compensation to the
miscalled owners.
In the Archb shop's published state
ment he gives only the latter portion
of this letter, beginning with the
words "My doctrine about land" etc.
The reader may we'll wonder that the
Archbishop, while stating that said
could not 60 to Rome, suppressed all
OF the reasons which l gave for my
inability TO 20, and also the reason
which gave for reaffif ifmiDg my dec
trinsl position. DR.. McGlynn con-
cludes as follows: Rtaffi ming what l
said in my letter to the Arch
bishop, sent by the hand Of Mr..
Henry George, that in becoming |
q priest / did not evade the duties |
nor surrender the rights Of a man
and citizs1, / deny the right OF
Bishop, Propaganda or Pope to punish
me for my actions as man and citi-
z IN in the late municipspcanyass, or
in other political movements. l deny |
their right to censure me, or to punish
me for my opinions in Political econo-
my, unless they ca1 show that these
opinions are clearly contrary TO the
teachings of the Christian religion.
This they have not shown, and /
know that they cannot show it. l
have not appealed t. Rome from
the judgments OF the Arch
bishop, and have no desire to do 30.
deny the right OF Bishop, Propa-
ganda or Pope to order me 70 Rome.
The "vOw OF obedience" Of the pr est,
of which 30 many absurd things have
been said within the last few weekg, is
simply promise to obey the church
authorities in matters concerning the
priests dut es of religion. 1t we're
monstroug to imagine that this prom.
ise has not clelr and we'll defined linz
itations. Ny obligation, tAken as
student of the Propaganda was not, as
some seem to imsgine, to SO wherever
and whatever that institution should
ses fit to command, but simply to re.
turn to my native place and there de-
vote myself to the ministry Of religion.
In an interview published in the
World during the late municipal can
vass, took occasion from Mgr. Pres
toms political letter to adnoniBh him
and other ecclesiastical dignitaries OF
the grave danger of repeating the folly |
and the shame OF conoenlniDg sCien-
tific truth as religious heresy-a
shame and folly which their prede-
cessors had been guilty OF In the con-
demnation OF Calico and Copernicus,
1t seems that they are fStsd to repeat
this crime and blunder, and to add an
other to the many reasons that have
made men look upon ecclesiastical au.
thority as one of the greatest foes OF
scientific progress, OF national devel-
opment and OF rational liberty, and in
large part a hindrance, rather than a
help, in the way OF bringing to tho
whole world the light, the purity and
the comfort that come from the teach
ings and the miDistraiions OF Christ.
EDWARD M'GLYNN.
Archbishop Oorrigan sailed for Ha-
vana this afternoon before DR..
McGlynn's answer was made public.
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